Division-block for hay-balers.



No. 895,081. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908. 4 H. N. & W. G. ELLIS.

DIVISION BLOCK FOR HAY BALERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1901.

- division block which is peculiarly HENRY X. ELLIS Aka) WILLIAM C. ELLIS, OF LONE W(I)LF, OKLAHOMA.

mfistox-BLooK FOR HAY-BALERS/ T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HEXRY mas and l \YILLIAM C. ELLIS, citizens of e United; States, residing at Lone \Yolf. i e county l of Kiowa and State of .Oklahc as have invented certain new and useful fir." nvemcnts in Division-Blocks for Hay-Balersof which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in division blocks of that character which are placed in baling pre at intervals, for the purpose of separatin the compressed hay into bales of suitabl sizes.

The object of the invention is provide a signed so as to be constructed of sheet met the various parts serving to reinforce each other to produce a rigid structure which will with stand considerable more wear than the ordinary wooden block which is frequently mashed or split.

F or a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also no acquire a knowledge of the details of cons: x;('ilJ11 and of the means for effecting the r sult, reference is to be had to the fUllO\YiDj and accompanying drawings, in a.

Figure 1 is a perspective view 2-5 the division block embodying the invent-Eon, one of the faces thereof being removed: 2 is a vertical sectional view through one of the division blocks; Fig. 3 is a horinemtal view through the same: and, Fig. 4 is a; detail view of one of the strips employed 1:: dosing the bottom of the division block- Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawin s c the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing. the :nnncrals 1 designate the two faces of the division block which are formed of pieces of sh r material and are crimped to provide parallel grooves 2 through which the P: ilized in baling'the hay is inserted. At: T1011 is directed to the fact that the IHuuiii'JS of the grooves 2 are contracted and th: thereby prevented from enteri r in such amanner as to interte threading of the wire therethrot two faces 1 are connected by a. r spaced and parallel partition: 1 tndinal edges of which are set: faces 1 and are provided with t ot-chcs 4 receiving the crimped portions ning the injt grooves with the a ucaaui ermv nbers,1907. Serizr1N0.401,501.

\ members.

the bottom of the block is closed by a pluralgrooves 2. The months of these: notches} s z-s agncation of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

are contracted to conform to the grooves 2 and an interlocking connection is thereby produced between the )artitions 3 and the faces 1. The top of the division block is I closed by a metallic strip 5 provided with crimped portions 6 receiving t to extremities of the )artitions-3 and rigidly connected thereto y rivets or other suitable fastenmg In a somewhat similar manner,

ity of short strips 7 having the ends thereof deflected inwardlv and riveted or otherwise rigidlv connected to the partitions 3. If found desirable, as in the present instance, depressions 8 may be formed in the faces 1 near the upper end thereof for the pur ose of permitting a secure hold to be obtaine upon the division block by the fingers when handling the same. It may beancntioned that the grooves 2 are larger than can be made in a wooden block and that the mouth of the grooves through which the wire escapes is much smaller, this feature of the invention having the advantage of preventing the hiy from entering the grooves and interfering with the instant threading of the wires through the same.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A division block of the character described, comprising spaced plates having and partitions connecting the plates and arranged transversely of the grooves, the said partitions having an interlocking connection with the crimped portions of the plates.

3. A division block of the character de scribed, comprising spaced plates having portions thereof crimped to form grooves, a. plurality of partitions connecting the spaced plates, and strips closing the ends of the block.

4. A division block of the character described, comprising spaced plates having portions thereof crimped to form grooves, the mouths of the grooves being contracted, and partitions connecting the spaced plates and arranged transversely of the crimped portions, said partitions being notched to receive the crimped portions and the months of the notches being contracted to produce an interlocking con ction between the partitions and the pie. 5

5. A division 7 -1 of the character dei t scribed e-onipris spaced plates having I s 5 portions thereof eiztmed to form grooves and t the mouths of the eiooves being contracted, I t

ite ends of the block.

In testimony whereof we affix our signaures 1n presence of two witnesses.

a phuality of partitions connecting the HEXRY N. ELLIS. [L s.] plates, the edges of the partitions being} WILLIAM C. ELLIS. [L. 5.] notched to receive the eriinped portions of Vitnesses:

10 the plates and z'ne notches having the G. A. PERKINS, mouths thereof contracted to form an inter- C. C. Horomcrss.

: locking connection between the partitions and the plates, and strips secured to the exrennties of the partitions and closing oppo- 

